Health literacy and patient care

"Health literacy" is the ability to understand and act on health information. Unfortunately, nearly half of the U.S. adult population has a low level of health literacy. Those with low health literacy:

Are less likely to follow treatment instructions and seek preventive care

Are also twice as likely to be hospitalized

Legacy Health, a nonprofit, locally owned organization, is working to improve health literacy, so that we can provide even better care and help patients take care of themselves, while helping lower health care costs and reduce emergency room visits.